Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-15
The FIRST GuN

| The Campaign Of 1858 Inauguratcdsy the
Ohfciai Calling OF tho RepubIican Ma
| tional Convention to Meet In Chicago Sn
June 10.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The call OF the
| Republican National committee was made
| public last night. 1t is dated at Washing
toon, and reads al follows:
TO THE REPUBLICAN ELECToRs OF TIM
UNITED STATES: In accordance with usage ana
In obedience TO the instructions Of the Repub-
Hcan National convention OF 1884 q National
convention Of delegates representatives OF the
Republican party will be held at Chicago, on
Tuesday, the nineteenth day Of June, at twelve
o'clock noon, for tho purpose OF minating
candidates for President and Vice President
to be supported at the next National election,
and for the transaction of such other business
as may be. there presented. Republican
electors in the several States, and voters
without regard to past political afiliation,
differences action. who believe in the Ameri-
can principle of o protective tariff for the de-
tense and development of home industries. and
the elevation of home labor; who would reduce
the National taxes and prevent the accumula-
ton of the surplus in the Treasury in harmony
with this principle: who are opposed to the at
tempt now more openly avowed than ever be-
fore to establish policy which would strike
down American labor to the level OF the under
paid and oppressed workers or foreign lanuss
who favor system of naval and coast defenses
which will enable the United States to conduct
its international negotiations with self-respect;
who are in favor of free schools
and popular educat on, a 1ree anu
honest ballot. and fair count with the
protection OF every citizen of the United States
in his legal rights at home and abroad;
foreign police that shall extend our trade ana
commerce to every land and Cline and shall
properly support the dignity of the Nation ana
the promotion of friendly and harmonious re-
lations and intercourse between all the States,
are cordially invited to unite under this call IN
the formation of National ticket. Each state
shall be entitled to four delegates at large ana
for each representative at large two delegates,
and each Congressional district, each Territory
and the District of Columbia two delegates.
The delegates at large shall be chosen by pop
ular State conventions called on not less
than twenty days published notice ana not
less than thirty days before the meeting or the
National Convention. The Congressional
district delegates shall be chosen in the same
manner as the nomination of a member OF
Congress Is made The delegates from the
District of Columbia shall be chosen at con-
vention constituted of members elected IN
primary district ass emblies held under the call
and direction of the Republican Central Com
mittee in said district. An alternate delegate
for each delegate in the National Convention
to act in case OF the absence of the
delegates shall be elected IN the same manner
and at the same time the delegates are elect
ed. All notices of contest must be filed with
the National committee in writing. accom-
panied by printed statements of the grounds Of
contest which shall be made public. Prefer
ence in the order of hearing and determining
contests will be given by the convention n ac-
cordance with the dates of fling of such no.
tees and statements with the National com
mittee B. f. JONES'
Chairman.
SAMUEL FEssESDEH, Secretary.
Chairman Jones yesterday appointed
the following committee to partake in
the preparations for the Chicago conven-
ton: J. S. Clarkson, of Iowa; A. L. Con-
ger, of Ohio; G.. A. Hobart, of New Jer.
sey; Powell Clayton, OF Arkansas, G.
Leland, Jr., OF Kansas; Church Howe, of
Nebraska, and N. w. Cunny, of Texas.
Chairman Jones and Secretary Fessenden
are ex-offico members of this committee.
The committee met at the Arlington Hotel
yesterday afternoon and organized by
eiecting j. S. Clarkson chairman. Messrs.
Carkson, Conger, Clayton, Jones and
Fessenden were appointed subcommittee
on arran gements for the convention with
full power to act when the commit tee is
not in session. This subcommittee heldIa
conference with Mayor Roche, Colonel
Davis and several other Chicago Republic
ans with a few to taking imm ediate
steps to carry out the wishes of the COM
mittee.